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- Rebuild your current driveshaft with serviceable U-Joints (U-Joints are Napa #344, Centering Kit is Precision #617)
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Personally I suggest people
not buy ujoints at NAPA as the ones for Land Rovers are made by GMB and don't seem to be as good a quality. Neapco 1-0005 is the best I've found for DII's plus they have the zerk fitting in the end cap which makes it easier to lube a DC. If people don't want to pay the $30 or so for Neapco at a driveline shop, they can get the exact same joint labeled PDQ at Advance Auto. PDQ is Neapco's "vendor" brand and most are not made by Neapco. However, I called Neapco and verified that that particular one is indeed made by Neapco, not an outside vendor.
Many people offer up the Spicer 5.4x for the DII DC but that joint is not made by Spicer. It's made by whoever gives them the best deal.
Also, it should be mentioned (many people don't know it) that upon rebuliding a u-joint, the grease that comes from the factory in them should be replaced with proper in service grease. What comes in the is for manufacturing/assembly/rust prevention and isn't suitable for in service use.
Also, worth mentioning, is many people believe that replacing the non-serviceable u-joints with serviceable u-joint is the answer. It's not. Replacing them with serviceable u-joints
and actually servicing them is the answer. If a person isn't going to lube them at the proper interval (I tell people same as oil change for normal use) then they are better off replacing with non-serviceable joint. They will last longer. Also, if they don't do their own service they need to be sure to specifically tell their service person to lube the u-joints. Standard u-joints on them don't have zerks and if the service person isn't told, they may very well assume they are still the non-serviceable type.
